Welcome to the SearchBar manual.

The Application menu (Entitled SearchBar) provides access for global application settings:

• About SearchBar: Brings up the About dialog.
• Check for Updates: See the Updates section.
• View ReadMe:Brings up the Read Me file.
• Preferences:Brings up the Preferences panel.

The File menu provides access to generic window related functions:

• Close: Closes the SearchBar Palette.

The Window menu provides access to SearchBar Palette related functions:

• Bring All to Front: Brings the SearchBar Palette to the foreground as well as any other window SearchBar might have opened (Read Me, Preferences, etc...).
• SearchBar: Brings the SearchBar Palette to the foreground, reopening it if necessary.
• Next Engine: Selects the next search engine in the SearchBar Palette Engines menu.
• Previous Engine: Selects the previous search engine.
• Next Option: Selects the next option option in the SearchBar Palette options menu.
• Previous Option: Selects the previous option.
• Next Language/Country: Selects the next language or country (depending which is available) in the SearchBar Palette Languages/Countries menu.
• Previous Language/Country: Selects the next language or country.

The SearchBar Icon provides access to the main SearchBar functions, it is very useful when you decide not to show the SearchBar icon in the Dock:

• Search...: Brings the SearchBar Palette to the foreground and puts the focus in the query field.
• About SearchBar... : Brings the SearchBar About Box to the foreground.
• SearchBar Help... : Brings up the SearchBar Help (this manual).
• Check for Updates...: checks for updates (d'ohhh).
• View Read Me...: Show the read me file.
• Preferences...: Brings up the Preferences panel.
• Engines: Shows the different engines available, selecting one of them will activate it in the SearchBar Palette.
• Quit SeachBar : Quits SearchBar.

Visit Zero G and PowerUpdate.

SearchBar 1.3 (available since SearchBar 1.0) includes the ability to Check for Updates, either manually or automatically (see the Preferences section for more detail on automatic updates). When you choose to Check for Updates, the PowerUpdate Client will be launched and you will be presented with the PowerUpdate wizard that will guide you through the different steps of the Check for Updates.